fragmentation grenade
noun
plural fragmentation grenades
: a grenade that upon explosion bursts into several small, fast-moving, lethal fragments
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But there was one thing the Ukrainian troops didn’t spot: a fragmentation grenade, fixed to a tripwire, left behind for an unsuspecting victim to stumble upon.
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Rich Wordsworth, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2022
For as little as $600, ordinary Ukrainians have used 3D printers and cheap fragmentation grenades to turn toy drones—the kinds typically used for taking dramatic aerial Instagram photos—into a platform for carrying out stealthy, short-range precision attacks.
—Lauren Kahn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2022
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Rich Wordsworth, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2022
For as little as $600, ordinary Ukrainians have used 3D printers and cheap fragmentation grenades to turn toy drones—the kinds typically used for taking dramatic aerial Instagram photos—into a platform for carrying out stealthy, short-range precision attacks.
—Lauren Kahn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2022
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“Fragmentation grenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fragmentation%20grenade. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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